Merge pull request #278763 from pjbrittain65/patch-1

Update azure-operator-service-manager-overview.md to reflect Nexus focus

Author: Jill Grant

articles/operator-service-manager/azure-operator-service-manager-overview.md

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 title: What is Azure Operator Service Manager?
 description: Learn about Azure Operator Service Manager, an Azure Service for the management of Network Services for telecom operators.
-author: lnyswonger
-ms.author: lnyswonger
+author: adamdor
+ms.author: adamdor
 ms.date: 10/18/2023
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.service: azure-operator-service-manager
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 # What is Azure Operator Service Manager?
 
-Azure Operator Service Manager is an Azure service specifically designed to assist telecom operators in managing their network services. It provides management capabilities for multi-vendor applications across hybrid cloud sites, encompassing Azure regions, edge platforms, and Arc-connected sites. Azure Operator Service Manager caters to the needs of telecom operators who are in the process of migrating their workloads to Azure and Arc-connected cloud environments.
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-## Orchestrate operator services across Azure platforms
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-As part of the Azure AI Operations program, Azure Operator Service Manager transforms the traditional operator service management experience into a modern cloud service. With support for Azure For Operator platforms, like Azure Operator Nexus and services like Azure Operator 5G Core, operators can simplify complex service deployments. This simplification ensures carrier grade service reliability while accelerating both service innovation and service monetization.
+Azure Operator Service Manager is an Azure service specifically designed to assist telecom operators in deploying and operating complex network services. It provides management capabilities for multi-vendor applications across Azure Operator Nexus sites and Azure regions. Azure Operator Service Manager caters to the needs of telecom operators, simplifying migration of workloads to Azure cloud and edge environments while accelerating both service innovation and service monetization.
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/overview-unified-service.png" alt-text="Diagram that shows unified service orchestration across Azure domains." lightbox="media/overview-unified-service-lightbox.png":::
 
 ## Technical overview
 
-Managing complex network services efficiently and reliably can be a challenge. Azure Operator Service Manager’s unique role-based approach introduces curated experiences for publishers, designers, and operators.  Use of Network Service Design (NSD) artifacts to onboard service requirements and configuration group schemas/values to define run-time inputs. The following diagram illustrates the Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) deployment workflow.
+Managing complex network services efficiently and reliably can be a challenge. Azure Operator Service Manager’s unique role-based approach introduces curated experiences for publishers, designers, and operators. The following diagram illustrates the Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) deployment workflow.
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/overview-deployment-workflows.png" alt-text="Illustration that shows the Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) deployment workflow." lightbox="media/overview-deployment-workflows-lightbox.png":::
 
 ## Product features
 
-### Support Azure Operator Nexus platform and service catalog
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-Manage lifecycle for next generation services on Azure Operator Nexus platform. Manage lifecycle includes self-service support for telecom operators to onboard and deploy third-party network services along with catalog offerings from industry leaders such as Ericsson and Nokia and Microsoft’s own Azure For Operator services.
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 ### Unified service orchestration
 
-Consolidate software and configuration management tasks into a single set of end-to-end Azure operations to seamlessly compose, deploy, and update complex multi-vendor multi-region services. One true Azure interface provides access to all operator service management needs.
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-### Simplify service creation
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-Model network services using Azure Resource Manager (ARM), just like any other Azure resources.  Reduce the number of parameters needed to create operator-centric services and drive run-time operations via traditional Azure interfaces, such as portal, CLI, API, or SDK.
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-### Reliably deploy Telco grade network function software
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-Operators can easily automate repeat configuration changes, reducing the effort required to ensure service consistency and enhancing the reliability of service deployments.
+Consolidate software management tasks into a single set of end-to-end Azure operations to seamlessly compose, deploy, and update complex multi-vendor multi-region services. Model network services using Azure Resource Manager (ARM), just like other Azure resources and drive run-time operations via any Azure interfaces, such as portal, CLI, API, or SDK.
 
-### Secure software distribution supply chain
+### Operations at scale
 
-World class software distribution security addresses operator concerns with the threat of bad actors.  Use of modern custody management ensures what a publisher has on-boarded, is what an operator deploys.
+Azure Operator Service Manager is built to scale using the same underlying databases, analytics and cloud-native foundational engineering as Azure itself. Core and edge workloads can be managed together, as complete network deployments ranging in scale from private 5G to national networks. Alternatively use Azure subscription or role-based separation of different parts of your network to segregate management by operational team or service type.
 
-### Consistent service updates
+### Telco-grade security
 
-Updating services becomes straightforward. Operators can recall the last service template, modify service parameters, and request a new service deployment. Using convergence to reach the desired state makes service updates seamless. Furthermore, if necessary, operators can easily clean up and delete service instances.
+Azure Operator Service Manager works seamlessly with Azure security features including Private Link, embedded registries, artifact stores and secret management options to ensure that the operator has confidence that what is deployed matches what was on-boarded by each publisher.
 
-## Business impact
+### Automation and AI
 
-### Accelerate service velocity
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-Leverage Azure Operator Service manager’s approach to service composition, deployment, and updates, to realize up to a 3x acceleration of service velocity. This allows operators to increase the frequency of services updates and be first to market with new services.
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-### Optimize capital expenses
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-Ease the path to Azure cloud savings with on-demand placement of service resources. Operators can realize up to a 40% reduction in capital expenses, by breaking the traditional cycle of advanced capacity purchasing.
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-### Reduce energy expense
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-Steer service placement to the greenest hardware, reducing service operating expenses by up to 20%. Use of greenest hardware also helps shrink the overall corporate carbon footprint.
+Accelerate your journey towards autonomous operations using Azure Operator Service Manager in combination with Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CICD) automation.  Go further with data-driven insights and actions derived from any Azure analytics and AI services, including Azure Operator Insights, Fabric, Azure Data Explorer (ADX), LogicApps, and Copilot.
 
 ## Conclusion
 
-By unifying service management, facilitating reliable deployments, supporting global workflows, and ensuring service consistency, operators can achieve accelerated service velocity, improved service reliability, and optimize service cost. Harness the power of Microsoft Azure to drive network services forward.
+By unifying service management, facilitating deployments at national scale and ensuring service consistency, operators can achieve accelerated service velocity, improved service reliability, and optimize service cost. Harness the power of Microsoft Azure through Azure Operator Service Manager to drive network services forward.
 
 ## Service Level Agreement
 
 SLA (Service Level Agreement) information can be found on the [Service Level Agreements SLA for Online Services](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Service-Level-Agreements-SLA-for-Online-Services?lang=1)).
 
+### Related Azure services
+
+Azure Operator Service Manager is often deployed in combination with the following Azure services.
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+- [Azure Operator Nexus](/azure/operator-nexus)
+- [Azure DevOps](/azure/devops)
+- [Microsoft Fabric](/fabric)
+- [Microsoft Copilot](/copilot)
+
 ## Get access to Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) for your Azure subscription
 
 Contact your Microsoft account team to register your Azure subscription for access to Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) or express your interest through the [partner registration form](https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR7lMzG3q6a5Hta4AIflS-llUMlNRVVZFS00xOUNRM01DNkhENURXU1o2TS4u).